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Printer Snapmaker U1 3D printer Snapmaker U1 QIDI Q2 3D printer QIDI Q2 ELEGOO Centauri Carbon 3D printer ELEGOO Centauri Carbon
Compatible Compatible Compatible
$749.00 $999.00 Save $250.00 Price at Snapmaker, checked October 23, 2026
No price listed No price listed
Connection methods
  • SimplyPrint Client: Compatible
  • Klipper (Moonraker): Compatible
  • Klipper (Moonraker): Compatible
  • SimplyPrint Client: Compatible
What you need to connect it
  • SimplyPrint Client: A computer or Raspberry Pi on the same network that stays on, running the SimplyPrint Client
  • Klipper (Moonraker): Nothing extra: the printer runs Klipper as it ships
  • Klipper (Moonraker): Nothing extra: the printer runs Klipper as it ships
  • SimplyPrint Client: A computer or Raspberry Pi on the same network that stays on, running the SimplyPrint Client
500+ printers use SimplyPrint 50+ printers use SimplyPrint 100+ printers use SimplyPrint
2025 September 2025 February 17, 2025
Made by a company from China China China
270 x 270 x 270 mm 270 x 270 x 256 mm 256 x 256 x 256 mm
Snapmaker U1 Unknown Unknown
Snapmaker U1 QIDI Box Elegoo Canvas
Partly enclosed Fully enclosed Fully enclosed
No Yes Yes
PLA, PETG, TPU & flexibles PLA, PETG, TPU & flexibles, ABS & ASA, Nylon (PA), Polycarbonate (PC) PLA, PETG, TPU & flexibles, ABS & ASA, Nylon (PA), Polycarbonate (PC)
500 mm/s 600 mm/s 500 mm/s
Motion system CoreXY CoreXY CoreXY
Yes Yes Yes
4 1 1
Yes No No
No No No
300 °C 370 °C 320 °C
Up to 100 °C Up to 120 °C Up to 110 °C
Unknown Up to 65 °C Unknown
Wi-Fi, USB Wi-Fi, Ethernet, USB Wi-Fi, USB
Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes
270 x 270 mm 270 x 270 mm 256 x 256 mm
Nozzle it ships with 0.4 mm 0.4 mm 0.4 mm
Filament diameter 1.75 mm 1.75 mm 1.75 mm
Firmware it ships with Klipper Klipper The maker's own
No No No
SimplyPrint's rating of the brand, from public sources. How we rate Mostly open 4.1 of 5 for Snapmaker · Why Mostly open 4.2 of 5 for QIDI · Why Mostly open 3.8 of 5 for ELEGOO · Why
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Brand's spool tags (NFC) Whether its multi-material unit can recognise any filament Closed: the maker's own spools SimplyPrint reads Snapmaker's spool tags through the printer, but can't write them. Open: tags for any filament SimplyPrint reads QIDI's spool tags and writes them for any filament, so every brand works like QIDI's own. How it works Open: tags for any filament SimplyPrint reads ELEGOO's spool tags and writes them for any filament, so every brand works like ELEGOO's own. How it works
Where to buy
$749.00 $999.00 Save $250.00 Price at Snapmaker, checked October 23, 2026
Snapmaker
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Buy from QIDI Best for USA
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All its stores QIDI sends us some of its new printers free of charge.
Out of stock at ELEGOO Checked October 23, 2026
ELEGOO
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